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How do you study something you can’t see? Scientists have pondered that problem for centuries. Some of the most powerful forces on earth cannot be seen although we can observe the effect of these forces on the matter around us.The Awesome...

Ever wonder what lightning is made of? Plasma. Plasma is the fourth state of matter and somewhat mysterious. Even though 99% of our universe is made of this electrically charged, ionized cousin of gas, scientists still don’t know everything...

Down here on planet earth we all love the sun, and we all adore the wonderful benefits it brings to us such as warmth, light, and life in general, but a new report released today July 25 by NASA suggests that during a solar storm in 2012, the...

A Monday post at the Physics arXiv blog reports that a natural phenomenon on the moon may hold the key to protecting astronauts on long term deep space mission from radiation. Beyond the Earth’s magnetic field, particles from the sun as well...

“Have you had sexual contact with a male, even once?” Gay men and IV drug users are still considered the highest risk blood donor category. Even with a clean bill of health, a gay man is a threat to the blood supply. People who&rsquo...

There is a joke in the fusion power community that suggests that fusion power is ten years away and has been for the past 50 years. However, according to a Feb 22, 2013 story in Divce, Lockheed Skunk Works, which has created a number of advanced...

Daniel A Briggs, PhD, released his meta-consciousness theory (MCT) to the public yesterday. Briggs proffers that MCT occurs during altered states of consciousness within the flux of electromagnetic brain plasma. He claims that this elevated state...

An energetic active region on the Sun spewed forth dozens of outbursts during a 36-hour period last month, NASA saidin a video description posted on YouTube. The action was viewedbetween Dec. 29-30 inextreme ultraviolet light.The largest solar...

A team of engineers at Canterbury University in New Zealand has developed a method to create nearly 200-foot-long electrical arcs. While other researchers have created longer arcs, the traditional technique requires larger amounts of energy.The...

As I stared into the plasma globe I began to see how similar the spirit is to plasma. The electrode, incased within a dome filled with inert gas, creates electrons. These electrons break free of the electron and collide and ionize with an atom, or...

There is nothing more exciting than going out and buying a brand new HDTV, the problem is that there are just too many choices and too many different types of TV technology. How do you know what TV is best for you? In this guide we will look at...

The weapon for the more civilized times is the lightsaber. Just a hilt small enough to fit in a pocket. When turned on a beam of energy snaps out and is able to slice through anything, including metal and steel, or it can block lasers.http://en...

Thinking about getting a new TV this Holiday season? The prices are down. There are deals everywhere. Perhaps it is time to make that jump to a new HDTV. There are so many options though, so what kind of TV to get? Here are the basics to know...